chairsforcheapi just rewatched life of pi and there was this moment where he refers to the hindu myth of krishna and i'm pretty damn sure this is a reference to it.

chairsforcheapOne day, Krishsna and Balarama were playing with Their friends, all the boys joined Balarama and told mother Yashoda that Krishna had eaten clay. Yashoda asked Krishna to open his mouth so that she may check it out. When krishna opened his mouth Yashoda could see the entire Universe in his mouth.